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United States Patent | 5,271,596 |
Holcomb ,   et al. | December 21, 1993 |
An adjustable brace for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The adjustable brace is formed from a single leg pivotably attached to a cradle assembly for supporting half of a shoring member underneath a concrete form floor against the adjacent lower web/flange interface of a support beam. The height of the cradle assembly can be adjusted relative to the leg for raising and lowering the shoring member to enable leveling of the form floor and disassembly of the brace after the concrete has cured. In use, two braces are used to support a shoring member, with the cradle of each brace positioned between the center and an end of the shoring member and the foot of each brace positioned against the web/flange interface of the support beam opposite the support beam against which the foot of the other brace is positioned.
Inventors: | Holcomb; Grove R. (1135 Pine Ridge Dr., Reno, NV 89509); Douglas; Bruce M. (4370 Bridle Way, Reno, NV 89509) |
Appl. No.: | 919498 |
Filed: | July 24, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 249/24; 249/28; 249/211; 249/219.1 |
Intern'l Class: | E04G 011/38; E04G 011/50 |
Field of Search: | 249/23,24,25,28,211,219.1,29 248/235,241,243,354.5,354.6,354.3,354.1 254/98,99,131,133 A,DIG. 1 |
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